THE pancreas of a person with insulin resistance is always working overtime. For such a person, the essential conversion of glucose into energy takes place ineffectively. Thus, more insulin (the hormone secreted by the pancreas to break down glucose) is required to convert the glucose, and the pancreas, as a result, has to secret more.
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